St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-10
That Is, David B. Hill Wants
to Make a Political
Corpse of Him.
Facts Which MIR. Villas Refused
to Give Out About Wis
consin PostofficeS.
The Presidential Party Will Be
Interested in Reading
To-Day's Globe.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-It is not gem
orally known, but it is fact, neverthe-
less, Grover Cleveland is not to be per-
mltted to have an easy conquest of the
next national convention of the Demo
cratic party. During his absence from
the city it has been developed that there
is an opposition to him which chooses
this time to demonstrate its strength on
its weakness. -''When the cat is away
the mice will play" While his back is
turned there are whispers, and even
open utterances, of opposition. The
fact is there are many good Democrats
who would prefer David B. Hill, of New
York, to Grover Cleveland for the presi-
dency. Some feel thus because of dis
appointments of personal nature; 9TH
erS because of political ldisappointments;
still others because of their personal
friendship for Mr.. Hill. The scheme,
as quietly developed, is this:
If New York gees Democratic next month,
Cleveland will be renCmnated almost by ac-
clamation.
If New York goes Republican next month,
Cleveland will be out oft he question, and
Hill will be nominated.
Therefore it is to the political interest of
Mr.. Hill to lose his own state this year, just
as the Republicans lost it in 1882. Then
the purpose was to destroy the political
chances of Mr.. Arthur. Now il would be Ior.
the purpose of making Cleyeiand's renomi-
nation a matter of doubt, and possibly mat
ter out of the question.
Tl.at is the story in a nutshell, and
there are Democratic Officeholders-meh
who are under personal obligations to
Mr.. Cleyeland-who are not only will
ing to lend themselves to this scheme
but actually
ANXIOUS TO BECOME PARTIES TO IT.
There is a Democratic OfficehOlder
here who is alleged to have offered to-
bet three to one that Cleveland will not
be mentioned in the convention next
year. He processes to dip into the fu-
ture far enough to see that the present
enthusiasm for Cleveland will die, out
and his star set. The time selected for
this process of political evil is peculiar
one. While the president is being re-
ceived with intense enthusiasm every
where throughout the Western empire.
and at the time when every one believes
that his future is big with prosperous
meaning, this work is being done be-
hind his back.
Some of the staunch and true blue
friends of Mr.. Cleveland quietly smile
and say:
when Mr. Cleveland returns this
mist will be dispelled by his very pres
ence. He needs but to be in the city,
quietly attending to his duties. and his
enemies will flee away and be for
gotten"
The worst feature of this conspiracy
is that it implies that Mr.. Hill is playing
double with the man who has been as
sured of his friendship. The movement
| is SO pronounced as to warrant the be-
| lief that it is by Hills consent that it is
done. Consequently, publicity will
| tend to
BRING THE MATTER TO 4 FOCUS,
| either by producing denial from Mr..
Hill or bringing him out openly as
candidate. Then there will be fair sail
ing. No one probably questions the
| right of David Il. Hill, or of any other
| the problty of secret attack upon the
popularity of MIR. Cleveland. while he
has his back turned from political af-
| fairs, is questioned. One of the friends
| of Mr.. Hill, whose conversation for an
hour had been directed to the creation
| of favorable opinions concerning his
candidate, said, when it was suggested
that this matter be publiShed: THAT
would do Mr.. Hill an injustice, for
maybe he is not candidate, and would
not be willing to be SO considered as
yet" There's the rub. By reason of
| the still hunt methods of his friends the
suspicion arises that they know the
work in which they are engaged to be
reprehensible. 1t is believed that Re-
| publicanS have been enlisted in the.
work of spreading the weakness of
| Cleveland and the strength of Hill be-
| fore the people. There is good ground
for believing that at least one CORES
pondent has sent special dispatches
from this city with that object in view,
| and sent them to Republican papers,
too. Hence it is time to turn on the
electric lights and let the people see
what is going on underneath the surface
of the political world. !.